I'd add a 5th figure though, with a human skiff guard... Any human skiff guard. There's a particularly cool guy though that shoots Luke's hand, and since he does so, I'd dig him the most. I also would not mind a POTF2 Weequay resculpt in place of perhaps the Skiff Master... I'd take either with equal satisfaction I think, but I'd still want the other at some point.

Would be nice to get new figures, but I'm not holding my breath. With 18 BP's due out though, I wonder if they'll buck the trend of repacks/repaints only. My luck, it'll probably be four repacks and one new sculpt.

Would be nice to get new figures, but I'm not holding my breath. With 18 BP's due out though, I wonder if they'll buck the trend of repacks/repaints only. My luck, it'll probably be four repacks and one new sculpt.

Like everyone else I'd be more than happy to buy an all or mostly new set. If it is as you say Anthony, I'll pass entirely. I fear you're correct. I'm at a point with Hasbro that too many re=released figures are just too easy to pass on. I so regret so many things like the last battlepack like this with crappy figures that I threw money at that I refuse to do it again. I think Hasbro's doing a great job in a lot of ways, but they did an especially fine job of convincing me that they don't want my money by packing single new figures in packs with three or more, at best, repaints. The tin sets were like that, as were many battlepacks. Just a simple pass. And I'm not that hard to please really, I happily bought the ARC battle pack from Target recently. A couple of repainted clones, a couple of repainted clone pilots and a repainted droid. Nothing new aside from paint apps and they got my $20. Plus I'm not even really that keen on the PT these days, so it's really not that hard to get my $$. But four figures I already have with minor paint changes and a single new figure: pass.

I think Chewie's comparing it to the Target UBPs. I think the title "skiff guards" suggests a regular battle pack with just the guards. I'd imagine a UGP would be called "Battle at the Sarlacc" or some equivalent. Based on previous BPs, I wouldn't imagine they'd include more than 1 new/kitbashed figure unfortunately.

2007 had more than a few large sets that were simply called "Battle Packs' - the Bantha, Treachery at Saleucami, Geonosis Arena, AT-RT Assault, etc. Lots of things were called "Battle Pack" but were more than just the basic 5-figure sets.

Sure, it might just turn out to be a box of Skiff Guard repaints but it isn't impossible that it is something larger or deluxe like some of the other stuff planned as BPs next year (like those Rancor sets).

Yeah good point... also I can't believe they're releasing two Rancors next year... I wonder if that means we'll be getting a new sculpt (for Force Unleashed) and they decided to offset the costs by using it for the ROTJ scene too?